diff -Naur src.orig/deadbeef/SupTools/Core.java src/deadbeef/SupTools/Core.java
--- src.orig/deadbeef/SupTools/Core.java	2010-07-28 22:56:08.319223422 +0200
+++ src/deadbeef/SupTools/Core.java	2010-07-28 22:56:08.890223411 +0200
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 import deadbeef.Tools.Props;
 import deadbeef.Tools.ToolBox;
 
+import java.io.File;
+
 /*
  * Copyright 2009 Volker Oth (0xdeadbeef)
  *
@@ -768,6 +770,11 @@
 			}
 			fnameProps += Core.iniName;
 
+			// use XDG spec
+			fnameProps = System.getenv("XDG_CONFIG_HOME");
+			if (fnameProps == null) fnameProps = System.getProperty("user.home") + "/.config";
+			fnameProps += "/" + Core.iniName;
+
 			// read properties from ini file
 			props = new Props();
 			props.setHeader(Core.progNameVer+" settings - don't modify manually");
@@ -905,8 +912,11 @@
 	 * Write properties
 	 */
 	public static void storeProps() {
-		if (props != null)
+		if (props != null) {
+			File path = new File(ToolBox.getPathName(fnameProps));
+			path.mkdirs();
 			props.save(fnameProps);
+		}
 	}
 	
 	/**